On... Mother's Day

Mother's Day is in 2 1/2 weeks. I know because my email is inundated with Mother's day advertisements. It started with free engraving on iPod for my mother (Do you get free engraving all the time though?). The next email is from Starbucks advertising the Mother's Day gift card, which is "as pretty as a bouquet"! I kind of have a problem with giving my parents gift cards. It feel like I'm giving them money, which is counter productive since I am still financially dependent on them. I prefer gifts that require me to spend thoughtful time with them. I think my best gift to my mom was making her breakfast in bed one year. I think I was in middle school still because I had my dad take me to the grocery store. I can't remember exactly what I made (I probably ended up burning half of it), but I do remember that my mom truly appreciated the gesture. I also remember my brother picked out a Scooby Doo candle that sat in one of our drawer for almost a decade.

Now that I am a young adult, I find that I view my mom in a new and brigher life. I have always had a healthy relationship with my mom. Even as a teenager, I was close to my mom. I was comfortable telling her about personal things, but that was it. I could recount to her things that happened, not necessarily how those things affected me emotionally. Now, I find that when I talk to her, our conversations could naturally drift to sharing feelings. I am beginning to see my mom as a pal, rather than an authorative figure. That's pretty cool, in my opinion.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do this year, but the pressure is on, With my dad in Malaysia for the rest of the year, my mom really has to be Super-Mom, and Super-Mom deserves a super-Mother's day.